Remarkable regioselectivity in the preparation of the first heterotrimetallic MoW⋯Cr chain

Michael Nippe, George H. Timmer, John F. Berry

Chemical Communications · 2009 · 44 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Addition of CrCl(2) to the dinuclear synthon MoW(dpa)(4) yields a regioselectively formed heterotrimetallic Mo[quadruple bond]W...Cr chain; computational studies suggest that the polarization of the Mo[quadruple bond]W quadruple bond partially accounts for this unexpected selectivity.

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